| The Interstate Commerce ACT Contributor(s): Cefrey, Holly (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823940276 ISBN-13: 9780823940271 Publisher: Rosen Young Adult OUR PRICE: $27.67 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: In the years following the Civil War, railroads were privately owned and entirely unregulated. As the railroad industry grew and became more important to the growth of our young nation, the public demanded that these same railroads be regulated by the government. Since these railroads were the only fast transportation in the areas in which they ran, the companies held natural monopolies. In 1887, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to federal regulation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 343.730 |
| LCCN: 2002153698 |
| Series: America's Industrial Society in the Nineteenth Century |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 7.34" W x 8.92" (0.60 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73040 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |